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In the (Wilson, 1994) paper, What is the purpose of monitoring the activity of single cells in area CA1 of the hippocampus?
In the (Wilson, 1994) paper, What is the purpose of monitoring the activity of single cells in area CA1 of the hippocampus?
- To measure the duration of sleep periods
- To determine the spatial firing characteristics of the cells (correct)
- To investigate the effects of food reinforcement on the cells
- To examine the impact of mi crodrive arrays on cell activity
In the (Wilson, 1994) paper, What does the correlation between cell pairs with nonoverlapping place fields during the running phase indicate?
In the (Wilson, 1994) paper, What does the correlation between cell pairs with nonoverlapping place fields during the running phase indicate?
- Significant increase in correlation
- Lack of correlated activity (correct)
- Highly positively correlated activity
- Spike-train cross-correlations
In the (Wilson, 1994) paper, What is the significance of the increased correlations in cell pairs coactive during behavior compared to non-overlapping place fields?
In the (Wilson, 1994) paper, What is the significance of the increased correlations in cell pairs coactive during behavior compared to non-overlapping place fields?
- It suggests associative synaptic modification at some stage in the system (correct)
- It points towards changes in neocortical or subcortical pathways
- It indicates a decrease in correlation from their PRE level
- It reflects a lack of direct connectivity among pyramidal cells within CA1
In the (Wilson, 1994) paper, What does the difference in correlations during ripples and in the intervals between them suggest?
In the (Wilson, 1994) paper, What does the difference in correlations during ripples and in the intervals between them suggest?
In the (Wilson, 1994) paper, During which sleep phase is the synaptic modification within the hippocampus suppressed?
In the (Wilson, 1994) paper, During which sleep phase is the synaptic modification within the hippocampus suppressed?
What is the main finding of the (Wilson, 1994) study?
What is the main finding of the (Wilson, 1994) study?
What is the primary process by which hippocampal information is gradually transferred to the neocortex?
What is the primary process by which hippocampal information is gradually transferred to the neocortex?
What is the significance of the reactivation of memories during sleep?
What is the significance of the reactivation of memories during sleep?
In the (Wilson, 1994) paper, How did the researchers study the activity correlations among large sets of simultaneously recorded cells?
In the (Wilson, 1994) paper, How did the researchers study the activity correlations among large sets of simultaneously recorded cells?
What type of activity has been correlated with locomotion and dominates the behavioral phase?
What type of activity has been correlated with locomotion and dominates the behavioral phase?
In the (Wilson, 1994) paper, What did the researchers find from the mean cross-correlations for cell pairs during PRE, RUN, and POST phases?
In the (Wilson, 1994) paper, What did the researchers find from the mean cross-correlations for cell pairs during PRE, RUN, and POST phases?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What is the purpose of implanting an array of microelectrodes into the primate neocortex?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What is the purpose of implanting an array of microelectrodes into the primate neocortex?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What does the explained variance (EV) measure?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What does the explained variance (EV) measure?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, which brain region showed significant explained variance (EV) above control levels?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, which brain region showed significant explained variance (EV) above control levels?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What does the cross-correlograms (CCGs) measure?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What does the cross-correlograms (CCGs) measure?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What does the observed preservation of correlation structure and temporal bias indicate during the rest epochs?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What does the observed preservation of correlation structure and temporal bias indicate during the rest epochs?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What does the result about cells recorded in dorsal PFC indicate?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What does the result about cells recorded in dorsal PFC indicate?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What is suggested by the observation that the firing rates and task-related modulations in PFC were similar to those seen in other areas?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What is suggested by the observation that the firing rates and task-related modulations in PFC were similar to those seen in other areas?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What does the observed widespread memory trace reactivation across large areas of the primate neocortex serve as a critical prerequisite for?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What does the observed widespread memory trace reactivation across large areas of the primate neocortex serve as a critical prerequisite for?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What is the main focus of the study?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, What is the main focus of the study?
According to the trace-reactivation theory, what is a critical prediction of the theory?
According to the trace-reactivation theory, what is a critical prediction of the theory?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, Which method was used for monitoring the activity of single cells in area CA1 of the hippocampus?
In the (Hoffman, 2002) paper, Which method was used for monitoring the activity of single cells in area CA1 of the hippocampus?
What is the term used for the preferred location for a given hippocampal cell that exhibits robust selectivity for spatial location?
What is the term used for the preferred location for a given hippocampal cell that exhibits robust selectivity for spatial location?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What is the primary focus of the study?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What is the primary focus of the study?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What does the observation of bimodal performance scores in old rats suggest?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What does the observation of bimodal performance scores in old rats suggest?
According to the theoretical framework mentioned In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, what could disruption of LTP during aging result in?
According to the theoretical framework mentioned In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, what could disruption of LTP during aging result in?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What is the main finding regarding the performance of old rats in spatial tasks?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What is the main finding regarding the performance of old rats in spatial tasks?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What was the performance measure used in the Morris swim task for assessing the rats' spatial memory?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What was the performance measure used in the Morris swim task for assessing the rats' spatial memory?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What was one alternative hypothesis suggested to explain the failure of old rats to retrieve the same map for a given environment?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What was one alternative hypothesis suggested to explain the failure of old rats to retrieve the same map for a given environment?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What does the multistability of the hippocampal map provide an insight into?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What does the multistability of the hippocampal map provide an insight into?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What does the distribution of correlation scores being unimodal in young rats and bimodal in old rats indicate?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What does the distribution of correlation scores being unimodal in young rats and bimodal in old rats indicate?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What is implied by the within-episode stability of place fields in old rats?
In the (Barnes, 1997) paper, What is implied by the within-episode stability of place fields in old rats?
